The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-13
IOWA STATE NEWS,
QUITE A FIRE.

QUITE A FIRE.
The barn OF u. p. Green. near Cor
rectionville, was burned with eight
horses, four sets Of harness and two
buggies and other property. Loss,
$1,000, with 5000 insurance.
BURGLARY.
At Spencer the safe Of Philips, Yer
haven 4 Co., dealers in farm machinery.
was broken into one night and $500 in
cash, a check and $4,000 worth Of
notes stolen. No clue to the perpetrator
is as yet obtained.
HARD TIMES.
Atlantic Special: At a public sale
of 81 500 worth Of property held near
this city, common cows brought from
$50 to $37, horses from SIS to $133, so,
spring calves SO per head. and Of the
81. 800 five hundred dollars were paid
cash in hand. Talk about hard times,
will you?
DIED IN THE WOODS.
/. Grouse, one of the Oldest settlers at
Fort Dodge, a man 20 years Of age,
who lived on Brushy Greek, seven miles
from the city. was found dead in the
woods, near his home, where he had
gone to chop wood. The old gentle
man was apparently in the best Of
health when he left home. A few
hours later his son found him dead.
GROWTH IN ATLANTIC.
The Cass County Bank let the con-
tract for two story brick building 5Ox
125, two stories high to cost $50, 600.
The building entire will be occupied as
q dry goods store, both floors and base
ment. The fronts on Chestnut and
Fifth streets will be of plate glass.
This will make fifteen fine brick build
ings built in this city this year at total
cost Of $50 600.
AN OUNCE OF ACONITE.
At Red Oak, young man by the
name of Charles Hartman, who was
studying medicine with Drs. Hiett and
Rogers, went across the street to the
drug store and procured an ounce Of
aconite, then went back to the Office
and swallowed it and in about an hour
was dead. The only reason he assigned
was that he did not want to live any
longer and that he was not getting
along as well as he desired.
KICKED AND KILLED.
Henry Alderman, the well-known
farmer Of Noble township, and his son
were riding and leading number Of
horses and colts on the public highway
when they met Mrs. Weston. woman
beyond middle life, walking. Mrs.
Weston stepped out Of the road to al.
low the horses to pass and then stepped
into the road again. As she stepped
into the road one Of the horses kicked
her with both feet, killing her almost
instantly. Mrs. Weston was formerly
from Missouri and has two sons liy-
ing.
DIED AT THE POOR FARM.
John Collins. who was injured hy
being struck by the steps Of the pas
senger coach. about one mile east oi
Meridian, died shortly after his arrival
at the poor farm, where he had been
conveyed BY the authorities. At first il
was supposed he was a tramp. but later
it was learned that be had worked on
the section ut Alta or Newell and was
making his way back there. He sal
down on the side Of the road to rest and
being very deaf did not hear the train
coming. He said that he had . daughter
by the name Of Quinlin living in
Dubuque, and that she was well Of
Investigation proved this to be correct.
DIED IN A WELL.
A fatal accident occurred on the Co
quillette farm, near Prarieburg. Co
quillette had an old we'll dug and stoned
up about thirty feet deep which he
wished to deepen. and SO one Of the
diggers, Frank Sanford, who lived II
Center Junction, was lowered in the
bucket for the purpose Of bringing up
some tools. and the water appeared to
be coming in pretty rapidly, and step.
ping on the platform near the bottom
of the old part, preparatory to getting
his tools he was seen to pitch over from
suffocation or other cause. Graphing
hooks were sent for and brought q.
soon as possible, when he was haulet
up, dead.
/ A FATAL ACCIDENT.
As the family Of James McManes. o
Jackson township, were returning from
the fair. the team became frightened
and SHE'D to one side 50 suddenly tina
the occupants Of the wagon were throw
out. An eighteen-year-old boy, VIII,
has been affected with enlargement Q
the brain all his life, his head bein,
twice the normal size. struck the groun
with great violence. head first. He wa
picked up for dead, but after bein
taken home partially revived and lin
gered in a comatose state two day.
when he died. It is said that his spin,
column was fractured. This is III
second son of Mr.. McManes that ha
met violent death within the year. th
first having been killed in well la
winter.
FoOLHARDY BUT NOT ADROIr.
Two horses, spring wagon an
harnesses were stolen from differei
owners at Coon Rapids. Simultaneous
with the disappearance OF this proper,
occurred the absence Of a young ma
Of Coon Rapids named Dick Ridgewa,
and parties that lost the property imm
diately started in pursuit, overhaulin
the horses near Anita, Cass count
where the whole outti. had been trade
to farmer for q blind horse and tls
in cash. The fellow was very DARN
and rode the animal back home, thin
ing he would not be suspected. But |
I was and was at once arrested. The
seems to be no possible doubt Of b
guilt. and some little talk of lynchil